Question

Complete the sentences with a relative pronoun or adverb.

1. The group of tourists was waiting for the guide _ was inside The restaurant.

2. They chose a simple restaurant _ sold Thai food.

3. They had already eaten Yorkshire pudding _ was Very good.

4. They ate a special curry _
was recommended by the restaurant's owner.

5. They passed some shops _ windows were decorated for Christmas.

6. That's the woman _ speaks Chinese.

7. The book _ you read in the library was written by Dickens.

8. The restaurant _ belongs to my uncle is very quiet.

9. The gentleman _ is speaking Italian is my boss.

10. This is the book _ author I met in a library.​

Answer 1

Resposta:

Olá,

É necessário utilizar aqui pronomes relativos ("relative pronouns"), os quais são "who", "which", "that" e "whose"

Explicação:

Os pronomes relativos unem duas frases. Por exemplo, "They chose a simple restaurant. The restaurant sold Thai food". Por forma a unir as duas frases, poderá escrever-se "They chose a simple restaurant that sold Thai food", assim omitindo a repetição da palavra "restaurant".

Quando estamos a falar de pessoas, o pronome relativo utilizado é geralmente "who".

Quando estamos a falar de coisas (tudo o que não seja pessoa) utilizamos "that" para cláusulas essenciais e "which" para cláusulas não essenciais. As cláusulas não essenciais aparecem entre vírgulas, ao passo que as cláusulas essenciais não. Assim, é exemplo de frase com cláusula não essencial a seguinte: "They chose a simple restaurant, which sold Thai food".

O pronome relativo "whose" já é mais complicado. Refere-se ao possessivo. Por exemplo "I met an author in a library. This is his book.". Aqui o livro tem como autor o sujeito que conheci na biblioteca, isto é, o livro é da sua autoria, é dele. Logo, unindo as duas frases ficaria "This is the book whose author I met in a library".

Ainda temos o pronome relativo "whom", o qual é considerado arcaico e tem caído em desuso, mas que importa referir, apesar de não aparecer em nenhuma das questões enunciadas. "Whom" segue-se sempre a uma preposiçao, como "to" ou "from".

Assim:

1 - The group of tourists was waiting for the guide who was inside the restaurant.

2 - They chose a simple restaurant that sold Thai food.

3 - They had already eaten Yorkshire pudding that was very good.

4 - They ate a special curry that was recommended by the restaurant's owner.

5  - They passed some shops which windows were decorated for Christmas.

6 - That's the woman who speaks Chinese.

7 - The book that you read in the library was written by Dickens.

8 - The restaurant that belongs to my uncle is very quiet.

9 - The gentleman who is speaking Italian is my boss.

10 - This is the book whose author I met in a library.​

É importante referir que em alguns casos não há só uma solução correta.